Thomas (Tommy) H. Boyd served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine from March 2010 to December 2012. With a background in youth development programs and teaching, Boyd was part of the 38th group of volunteers to serve in Ukraine and trained with a cluster of five volunteers in Semenivka. The highlight of his training was the opportunity to live with a Ukrainian family. Boyd was the only volunteer stationed in the small town of Rudky. He lived with a grandmother who was an excellent cook. He worked in the Rudkivska Secondary School where he was the only non-Ukrainian on the faculty, and set up creative after-school programs, including a "Candy for Cigarettes" exchange project run by students. Boyd also served as a Peace Corps Response volunteer in Kyiv from April 2013 until February 2014, when all volunteers were evacuated from the country due to safety concerns. Interviewed and recorded by Ivan Browning, October 20, 2015. 1 digital audio file.